Right. Are we going to a bar, or a pub, then?" Lord Richard Rogers is clearly in holiday I mode. He has half an hour spare before he heads to King's Cross to meet his wife and grandchildren for a trip to Paris. "Let's have drink." Like magic, the RICS headquarters comes up trumps, and a tray of wine is deposited on a nearby table. Rogers beelines: "Aha, I'll have one of those," he says, sweeping up a glass of red with a grin from ear to ear. He takes a large sip: "Let's just stay here, shall we?" The chairman of world famous architecture practice Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) isn't merrily stealing alcohol from one of construction's major industry bodies. The wine is from the annual Alan Cherry debate in memory of the former Countryside Properties' chief executive, and Rogers has just finished doing his bit on the panel. "I was delighted to do it for such a wonderful man," he says earnestly.
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